Dodging arrest on charges of sexually assaulting a teenager, self-syled godman Asaram Bapu has now promised a bounty of Rs 5 lakh if anyone can prove him guilty of the crime.

"I am announcing a prize money of Rs 5 lakh for anyone who can prove the charges levelled against me. I will become his slave for the rest of my life," Asaram said at a Janmashtami function in Surat in Gujarat on Wednesday, according to The Indian Express.

He also said he was at a farmer's house in Jodhpur and not at the place where the girl had accused him of assaulting her.

"Had I done such a thing, my fingerprints would be found. Her parents and seven sevaks were sitting outside. Why did they not hear it? Her parents have taken diksha from me, so she is called my granddaughter. There is no question of sexual assault," he told the newspaper.

Asaram also said that he was not planning to surrender, despite police summons.

Earlier in the day, Asaram's followers had heckled a Headlines Today crew that was trying to interview him on board a flight to Surat.